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指名

zhǐ míng

2-character word

What 指名 means

1. to mention by name
2. to designate
3. designated

The characters in 指名

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)

Example sentences

• 他第一次来台北，就指名要去西门町逛街。
  The first time he came to Taipei, he specifically wanted to go shopping in Ximending.

Sounds the same

Read zhǐ míng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 指明to show clearly; to designate; to indicate